Words are powerful. The cliché "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," is commonly used by people who have been wounded many times by words. These people may not come off as hurt, but deep down they are. The world has been so mean to these people that they get defensive; a lot of times they are the ones that trash other people.
Have you ever wondered why there was a growing rate of murder, suicide, rape, and other hate crimes? I have, and the conclusion I came up with is this... The people that are committing these horrendous things are so used to being picked on they get a low self esteem causing them to put down others to make themselves feel better.
Picture this with me... The man who robbed a bank last week was once a little boy with nothing but love for his father, until his father left and the other kids teased him for being abandoned. The girl who died because of anorexia was once a beautiful girl with a healthy body weight that one guy teased her about. The boy who is going to get into lots of trouble and murder someone could be that kid that no one likes. They talk behind his back, call him names, trash him giving him a low self esteem causing him to be full of hate towards the world.
Get it? It is all one huge cycle. The words you say could change someone’s views completely
I sat in a new seat at lunch today and I turned around when I heard a girls voice yelling. Her name is Heather. I tuned into what she was saying, "That boy over there is my friend, you better leave him alone! You think your cool with your mulhawk, well you’re not. It makes you look gay, if you ever say anything about him you will have to deal with me." I watched to see the boy's response, but all I saw was a red face. She walked away and the whole cafeteria was laughing saying good job to Heather. A few days later I looked back at the boy, his molhawk was gone. Her words hurt him enough to change who he was on the outside and how he felt on the inside.
I am not saying the boy was completely innocent. He probably was saying some snotty thing to Heather’s friend. However, Heather should have dealt with it differently. Telling someone to stop picking on another person and picking apart what a person looks like and their personality is completely different. It may seem hard at first, but it makes a world of a difference for both you and the other person. Your response could lead the other person onto the road of destruction, both self destruction and the destruction of others.
When you take a step back and look at where other people are coming from, a lot of times you feel bad for them. The words you hear affect the way you act and the words you say affect the way someone else acts.
Words are powerful. I think we all need to take a moment to step back and think about our words. Are they affecting people in a positive way or negative way? That kid that you pick on every day might not be the nicest person, but they are human and they deserve to be treated with respect.
Though the kid that sits across from you is rude, cruel and mean, you have to be the better person or you too will be like them.
"Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words, they hurt the most"
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:20, 21
Have you ever wondered why there was a growing rate of murder, suicide, rape, and other hate crimes? I have, and the conclusion I came up with is this... The people that are committing these horrendous things are so used to being picked on they get a low self esteem causing them to put down others to make themselves feel better.
Picture this with me... The man who robbed a bank last week was once a little boy with nothing but love for his father, until his father left and the other kids teased him for being abandoned. The girl who died because of anorexia was once a beautiful girl with a healthy body weight that one guy teased her about. The boy who is going to get into lots of trouble and murder someone could be that kid that no one likes. They talk behind his back, call him names, trash him giving him a low self esteem causing him to be full of hate towards the world.
Get it? It is all one huge cycle. The words you say could change someone’s views completely
I sat in a new seat at lunch today and I turned around when I heard a girls voice yelling. Her name is Heather. I tuned into what she was saying, "That boy over there is my friend, you better leave him alone! You think your cool with your mulhawk, well you’re not. It makes you look gay, if you ever say anything about him you will have to deal with me." I watched to see the boy's response, but all I saw was a red face. She walked away and the whole cafeteria was laughing saying good job to Heather. A few days later I looked back at the boy, his molhawk was gone. Her words hurt him enough to change who he was on the outside and how he felt on the inside.
I am not saying the boy was completely innocent. He probably was saying some snotty thing to Heather’s friend. However, Heather should have dealt with it differently. Telling someone to stop picking on another person and picking apart what a person looks like and their personality is completely different. It may seem hard at first, but it makes a world of a difference for both you and the other person. Your response could lead the other person onto the road of destruction, both self destruction and the destruction of others.
When you take a step back and look at where other people are coming from, a lot of times you feel bad for them. The words you hear affect the way you act and the words you say affect the way someone else acts.
Words are powerful. I think we all need to take a moment to step back and think about our words. Are they affecting people in a positive way or negative way? That kid that you pick on every day might not be the nicest person, but they are human and they deserve to be treated with respect.
Though the kid that sits across from you is rude, cruel and mean, you have to be the better person or you too will be like them.
"Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words, they hurt the most"
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:20, 21
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